Xbox 360 Heatsink

2009-12-15 23:40:04

#1

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6601|Atlanta, Georgia

The xbox 360 GPU has a heatsink on it already. I want to replace it with another heatsink with a fan on it. It's around 70mm in size. Now can i use any heatsink i want? Or does it have to be specific?

They look like this...

https://www.darkmoon.org/images/x360Heatsink.jpg

What are your suggestions?

2009-12-16 03:29:46

#2

Brasso: member; +1,549|6890

they don't need to be replaced

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2009-12-16 05:37:55

#3

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

It's the graphics chip that overheats in most XBox RRoDs IIRC. Usually down to poor airflow in the case. Slap a few more fans in there and you'll be fine.

2009-12-16 10:26:48

#4

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

The 360 has USB ports on there, right? Buy one of those laptop fan pads and use that to blow air into the Xbox. I think you can lay those on their sides, right??? I don't have one, just throwing this out there as an idea. Or buy a USB to wall socket adapter to power the fan pad.

2009-12-16 11:25:09

#5

CrazeD: Member; +368|6932|Maine

Finray wrote:
It's the graphics chip that overheats in most XBox RRoDs IIRC. Usually down to poor airflow in the case. Slap a few more fans in there and you'll be fine.

I heard it's because the heatsink is poorly attached to the chip.

I read of some guy that replaced his heatsink mounting with bolts, to hold it better, and he never had problems.

2009-12-16 11:49:09

#6

Brasso: member; +1,549|6890

CrazeD wrote:
Finray wrote:
It's the graphics chip that overheats in most XBox RRoDs IIRC. Usually down to poor airflow in the case. Slap a few more fans in there and you'll be fine.
I heard it's because the heatsink is poorly attached to the chip.

I read of some guy that replaced his heatsink mounting with bolts, to hold it better, and he never had problems.

this ^ is the answer.

the fan shit will not help.

(trust me, i've successfully fixed 9)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2009-12-16 13:30:16

#7

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6601|Atlanta, Georgia

https://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/5/9/f_2m_01b9912.jpg

2009-12-16 13:38:13

#8

Brasso: member; +1,549|6890

NeXuS wrote:
http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/5 … 1b9912.jpg

oh dear

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2009-12-16 17:02:25

#9

CrazeD: Member; +368|6932|Maine

Well....

That's one way I guess....

2009-12-16 17:17:57

#10

ceslayer23: IN YOUR MIRROR; +142|6620|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR

NeXuS wrote:
http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/5 … 1b9912.jpg

wat

2009-12-17 00:18:19

#11

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6651|Southern California

CrazeD wrote:
Finray wrote:
It's the graphics chip that overheats in most XBox RRoDs IIRC. Usually down to poor airflow in the case. Slap a few more fans in there and you'll be fine.
I heard it's because the heatsink is poorly attached to the chip.

I read of some guy that replaced his heatsink mounting with bolts, to hold it better, and he never had problems.

I heard this guy who bought a stock xbox 360, stuffed it in his entertainment center with little airflow, and he never had a problems.
This must be the answer.

2009-12-17 00:32:34

#12

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

NeXuS wrote:
http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/5 … 1b9912.jpg

Well I think his warranty is gone.

2009-12-17 01:18:04

#13

CrazeD: Member; +368|6932|Maine

VicktorVauhn wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
Finray wrote:
It's the graphics chip that overheats in most XBox RRoDs IIRC. Usually down to poor airflow in the case. Slap a few more fans in there and you'll be fine.
I heard it's because the heatsink is poorly attached to the chip.

I read of some guy that replaced his heatsink mounting with bolts, to hold it better, and he never had problems.
I heard this guy who bought a stock xbox 360, stuffed it in his entertainment center with little airflow, and he never had a problems.
This must be the answer.

Never had problems...as in, he fixed it.

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